#TheDebunkingHandbook2020 Lewandowsky+2020 = consensus document summarising research on how to debunk #misinformation [1][2].
Key points:
* "misinformation can do damage"
* "misinformation can be sticky!"
* "prevent misinformation from sticking if you can"
* "debunk often and properly"
Most people on Fedi are well aware of the first two points. This overview of the research may be helpful.
[1] https://skepticalscience.com/debunking-handbook-2020-downloads-translations.html
[2] https://skepticalscience.com/docs/DebunkingHandbook2020.pdf
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The Debunking Handbook 2020: Downloads and Translations
In November 2011, we published The Debunking Handbook. As the update notice on that page already shows, more research has come in since then and the time had finally come for a complete overhaul of this very popular handbook (it still gets downloaded a couple of thousand times in most months!). The two authors of the original handbook - Stephan Lewandowsky and John Cook - got in touch with other researchers who look into how best to counter misinformation and 20 of them signed up as co-authors. The result of their work can now be downloaded as The Debunking Handbook 2020.
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During 2022 our Skeptical Science translation teams created 10 translations of 3 different handbooks, highlighted in the blog post linked below. Thanks to everybody involved with creating the translations, to
@BaerbelW for coordinating the work & Wendy Cook for the layout work involved!
An all-volunteer effort spanning our entire planet! Stronger together! Go team!
https://skepticalscience.com/another-bunch-of-helpful-handbook-translations-published.html
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Another bunch of helpful handbook translations published!
Since our last update about handy handbook translations in December 2021, another bunch have been published and added to the relevant overview pages for The Conspiracy Theory Handbook, The Debunking Handbook 2020 and The COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Handbook. As most of these additions will most likely have flown under the radar, we'll highlight these handy resources to fight misinformation in this blog post. Some translations were created with the help of translators from the Skeptical Science volunteers' network while others were created independently. What ties these handbooks and their translations together is, that Skeptical Science founder John Cook has been involved with the creation of all of them, that Wendy Cook created the graphic designs, and that I'm coordinating the translations.
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